Buildings

Benjamin Hannas
Data Analyst

RECOGNITION

Certification, Six Sigma Black Belt

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Benjamin Hannas joined Advanced Energy in 2005 as a data analyst for the Applied Building Science team. He is responsible for data and statistical management, which includes evaluating internal information, analyzing outsourced data strategies and developing practical tools using theoretical mathematical models. Hannas provides quality improvement techniques internally and externally, modifying current procedures to increase efficiency and decrease error.
 
From 2001 to 2005, Hannas was involved in several research-assistant roles that helped shape his scientific and technical expertise. Most notably, Hannas was published in the European Journal of Physics and the American Journal of Physics for modeling finish times for the Tour de France. Hannas also helped the Office of Naval Research develop innovative methods to detect motor-systems failure. While a research assistant at Lynchburg College, he helped construct a mathematical model for species interactions. Hannas conducted research in experimental techniques for NASA. He presented at the Thermosense XXIV conference in 2002, and was a keynote speaker at the academic awards banquet at Lynchburg College in 2003.

MY PHILOSOPHY ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Energy efficiency is an optimization routine based on various costs. There are obvious costs, like time and money, and there are not so obvious costs, like the environment and health. In a narrow view, this optimization routine of energy efficiency is run on specific end points, such as housing or cars or production processes, but ideally we would take a more universal approach. In life, everything is connected. We need to step back and look at the interdependencies of our society. How is the quality of our food connected to how well we build a car? How is the air in our homes affecting government spending? How does improving the energy efficiency of one home change the course of human history? These are big questions. We have to start somewhere.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Applied Mathematics, North Carolina State University
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Physics, Lynchburg College

CONTACT INFORMATION

bhannas@advancedenergy.org